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MAYOR Migual A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM sal Tinalero COUNCILMEMSERS Angelica Amezcw P. David Benavides Michele Martinez Roman Rama Vincent F. Sarmienta May XX, 2014 CITY OF SANTA ANA 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1985 M -21 Santa Ana, California 92702 vmw santa-ana om Darrell Johnson Chief Executive Officer Orange County Transportation Authority 600 South Main Street Orange CA, 92863 Dear Mr. Johnson, CITY MANAGER David Cavazos CITY ATTORNEY Sonia R. Cmvalho CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Mane D. Huizar As you are aware, the Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove, in coordination with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), have been working on the development of the Santa Ana - Garden Grove Fixed- Guideway Project (Project). The Project is nearing completion of two major milestones as Identified In the cooperative agreement: the Alternatives Analysis and State and Federal environmental clearance. In anticipation of these significant milestones and the desire to continue to advance the project for further engineering, the Santa Ana City Council recently approved the following in regard to future implementation and funding of the Project: Request that OCTA serve as the lead agency for design, construction, federal grantee sponsor, lead contact with FTA, owner and operator; and Commit a 10 percent (net of farebox) local match to fund operations It is my understanding that the City's position on implementation and funding is consistent with OCTA's ongoing policy development work. As OCTA develops the project implementation and funding plans, the City of Santa Ana looks forward to continued partnership and collaboration in this effort, Please contact me at XX if you have questions or would like additional Information. Sincerely, David Cavazos City Manager Exhibit 3 55E -11